Security Meet the Editors

SearchSecurity.com and Information Security magazine have a team of dedicated editors who
bring you the best and most timely security information available...and all at no cost to you. Our
staff researches, writes and even aggregates information from across the Web on a daily basis to
ensure you're always up to date on the latest news and technology updates. We also keep in constant
contact with our site members, subscribers and top technical experts to bring you a constant stream
of fresh, original content. Here's a look at who's behind the site:

Robert Richardson currently serves as editorial director of TechTarget’s Security Media Group.
Prior to this post, he was editorial director at Black Hat, developing online products for the
highly successful computer security conference. He spent several years as the director of the
Computer Security Institute, where he was on staff from 2003 through early 2011. In that capacity,
he’s given keynote presentations on three continents, often speaking about the CSI Computer Crime
and Security Survey done in conjunction with the FBI, an undertaking he directed for several years.
Prior to CSI, he was senior editor of Communications Convergence magazine for two years,
where his beats included telecom security, wireless, Internet messaging, and next-generation phone
systems. Robert started out his career as a systems-level programmer developing early PC network
applications, leading to his writing articles that saw him become a frequent contributor to
magazines and Web publications such as Ziff-Davis Internet Computing, BYTE, Network
Magazine, and Small Business Computing. On occasion, Robert has also taught introductory
courses in computer science at Swarthmore College.

Utilizing the experience he's garnered after working as a print, broadcast and
Web journalist for 15 years, as the senior site editor for TechTarget's Security Media Group, Eric
manages the online editorial operations for its award-winning websites, including
SearchSecurity.com and SearchCloudSecurity.com. He oversees the development of original technical
content, including Security Schools, tips & newsletters, Ask the Experts, webcasts, videos and
learning guides. Eric is a six-time ASBPE award winner for B2B editorial excellence, including two
2013 awards for SearchSecurity's RSA
Conference coverage and SearchCloudSecurity's Cloud Security
School. Before joining the security team, Eric spent six years covering IT as a writer and news
editor for various TechTarget Web properties. Prior to TechTarget, Eric worked in television news
at CNN and at local stations in Massachusetts, and previously at the Daily Hampshire Gazette in
Northampton, Mass. If you have editorial questions or suggestions regarding any of TechTarget's
Security Media websites, email Eric at the address listed above.

Brandan helps implement daily website updates for the various Security Media websites and also
focuses on SearchSecurity.com’s Ask the Experts sections. He also helps produce a variety of
editorial newsletters. Before joining TechTarget, he spent a year with Dish Network. He also gained
prior publishing experience at Wellesley Information Services working on their Experts series.
Brandan graduated from Bates College with a B.A. in English in 2008.

As assistant site editor, Sharon manages special projects for TechTarget Security Media’s
websites, including SearchSecurity and SearchCloudSecurity. Her work focuses on Security Schools and other learning
packages and photostories, as well as managing much of SearchSecurity’s Ask the Expert content and
technical articles. She also writes SearchSecurity’s weekly news roundup. Sharon worked at
TechTarget as a marketing copywriter for two years before joining the Security Media editorial
team. Sharon graduated from Suffolk University with a BSJ in print journalism and minor in
advertising.

Maddie attended Salve Regina University, where she graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Mathematics
and a minor in Information Systems Management. She previously worked in the Infrastructure
department of GTECH Corp. in Rhode Island, and most recently held a sales management position at a
retailer. Her duties will include keeping SearchSecurity and SearchCloudSecurity updated on a daily
basis, overseeing the team's Twitter feeds, editing multimedia content and managing Ask the Experts
contributions.

In her role as executive managing editor, Kara coordinates and oversees the creation, editing
and production of editorial projects along with the site teams and contributing writers, leveraging
that into comprehensive site features and multimedia for the websites in the Networking and
Security Media Groups including; SearchNetworking.com, SearchSecurity.com,
SearchCloudProvider.com, SearchUnifiedCommunications.com and SearchCloudSecurity.com. She works
closely with the editors to keep the sites focused on the information needs of networking and
security professionals and IT decision-makers. With 17 years of experience in computer technology
and over 12 years of experience covering the networking, security and mobile markets with
TechTarget, Kara understands the critical issues that enterprise networking and security pros face
and delivers quality content that will help them address their greatest challenges.

As associate managing editor, Brenda produces a variety of media projects, including
e-publications and multimedia content for both the Security and Networking Media Groups. She edits
articles for flagship online magazines, multi-article handbooks and e-books and assists in the
production of webcasts and videos. Her duties include working closely with both in-house editorial
staff and industry experts and coordinating with production and marketing teams. Brenda brings to
her position writing and editing experience expertise garnered over fifteen years as owner of an
editorial services business and a decade as a political analyst for the federal government and a
defense contractor.

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